If you're looking for the most effective fighting style: boxing, muay Thai and BJJ etc would be better - a style that allows you full contact sparring.

If it has to be a traditional martial art - Wing Chun perhaps? As for JKD, it isn't really an art in itself. Many places do offer classes, but Bruce Lee considered it a philosophy of fighting, so there isn't really a standardised version.

A quote attributed to Bruce Lee is: 'someone with a year of boxing and wrestling could easily defeat a martial artist of over twenty years experience'. I don't know if this is legit (I have not read all of his books), but take that as you will.

Jeet Kune Do is excellent, it is what Bruce Lee created! Brazilian Jujitsu seems pretty good as well, and I have always personally loved Kung Fu, I have a friend that is a black belt in Kenpo which I like as well. Krav Maga is also pretty impressive, but I have yet to see someone fight an actual fight with that style...

Saying just wushu is still pretty vague. Wushu just means Chinese martial arts. For me, I find that Shaolin kickboxing is great and athletic. As far as the most efficient martial art, Wang Chung is very much up there. Wang Chung dabbles into martial arts in a very mathetical way that works very, very well.

no need for spinning high kicks or that type of $#@!. Just go train in fighting, train for the awareness which normal karate gives you and you will know how to fight. Real fights are not like they are in movies but when you go into karate tournaments they try to make it like that. The training for Karate creates awareness, you don't need other crap that gives off fancy pants kicks. If you want to kick ass you just need awareness but either way you are going to look like you don't know what you are doing when you fight. that is what real fighting is like anyway. it's very uninteresting to watch unless there are rules and it's usually over in 2 minutes if that.

Saying just wushu is still pretty vague. Wushu just means Chinese martial arts. For me, I find that Shaolin kickboxing is great and athletic. As far as the most efficient martial art, Wang Chung is very much up there. Wang Chung dabbles into martial arts in a very mathetical way that works very, very well.

Wushu is a sport it involves a combination of other arts including weapons. It was created only last century.

no need for spinning high kicks or that type of $#@!. Just go train in fighting, train for the awareness which normal karate gives you and you will know how to fight. Real fights are not like they are in movies but when you go into karate tournaments they try to make it like that. The training for Karate creates awareness, you don't need other crap that gives off fancy pants kicks. If you want to kick ass you just need awareness but either way you are going to look like you don't know what you are doing when you fight. that is what real fighting is like anyway. it's very uninteresting to watch unless there are rules and it's usually over in 2 minutes if that.

Exactly but Jiu Jitsu gives you that real-world combat experience. Those MMA people know what's up.

$#@! everything and learn Jiu Juitsu. It's better than striking. It's one of the most popular styles in MMA, which means there's evidence there.

I love BJJ but wrestling would be a way better way to go. It's much better to learn to wind up on top than on your back. But overall a MMA class since it incorporates the things proved most effective in combat sports. True, it isn't a street fight(people like to bring this up), but I'd rather be a guy that knows some of the various mixed martial arts that can now fight dirty than the guy who relies on fighting dirty.

I love BJJ but wrestling would be a way better way to go. It's much better to learn to wind up on top than on your back. But overall a MMA class since it incorporates the things proved most effective in combat sports. True, it isn't a street fight(people like to bring this up), but I'd rather be a guy that knows some of the various mixed martial arts that can now fight dirty than the guy who relies on fighting dirty.

BJJ is pretty much like wrestling...seems to me that wrestling doesn't have as much technique that JJ does...just my opinion, I've seen some people tear $#@! up by locking people in positions and having the freedom to break their bones at will.

Which kung fu/karate style is the most effective to learn?

Wushu is a sport it involves a combination of other arts including weapons. It was created only last century.

Wushu isn't only a sport. There is a traditional side to it which is also what I did. Wushu might have been created just a century ago but it's roots go back thousands of years.

The school I was going to had all kind of styles and things to do. Here's a copy paste from their site.
"Wushu, North Shaolin Kung Fu, Lohan Chuan, Ba Ji Chuan, Tai Chi Chuan, Chi Kung, Sanshou, Semi Contact"
And a lot of traditional weapons including Chinese fan. lol

Now that I think of it Wushu might not be the most effective to learn. But it is tons of fun and gives great balance.

Id say it depends on yourself as a person, if your small in size then perhaps go for someone that gives you lots of defensive and counter moves. otherwise if your of a large build then you can afford to go full on assault. also consider what kind of situations your defending yourself from.

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